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Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform => The Ridge Creek School / Hidden Lake Academy => Topic started by: Anonymous on August 01, 2009, 03:44:59 PM
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Morris Lawfirm (Thornton Morris) a creditor, petitoned the court through their own attorney, Ted W. Hight to receive all notices etc. pertaining to HLA's bankruptcy fiings. Interesting, "Further Counsel requests that it will be provided with a copy of any Disclosure Statement to be permitted prior to its approval and any and all Plans of Reorganization."
BB&T wants relief from the "automatic stay" and wants HLA, debtor, to be designated " as a Single Asset Real Estate Debtor". Also, BB&T noted there has been NO REORGANIZATION filed by HLA - HLA, INC. and no interest payments made to BB&T. BB&T motioned the court, if by August 14th, 2009, there is NO REORGANIZATION FILED and NO INTEREST PAYMENTS MADE TO BB&T, the court grant the lifting of the stay so that BB&T can excercise its contractual and state law rights and remedies against the debtor (HLA)(HLA,INC).
Also on HLA May 09 financial disclosure HLA is still showing "Uniform purchase"...a minute amount compared to the tens of thousands claimed on HLA's 990's over the years...that parents actually paid for.
Also, interesting, as a creditor, one family from Georgia filed against Debtor (HLA, HLA,INC) for PRE-PAID TUITION... I don't know if this family is one of the families the was scammed into pre-paid tuition the week and weekend before the filing.
NOTE*:The weekend before HLA filed for bankruptcy, Buccellato informed his staff, yet he/ HLA accepted children and pre-paid tuition, knowing the families would not get it back and did not disclose the imminent bankruptcy filing. Ethics?
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But TheWho assures us HLA is run legally and ethically.
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New hearing... October 14th, 2009. The U.S. Trustee has filed a motion to dismiss (Chapter 11) or convert case(Chapter 7) liquidation. No reorganization has been filed. Hearing October 14th, 2009. Now the ORS is going to have a problem with this. They are allowing Ridge Creek School to continue on property that could is involved in this bankruptcy.
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I would imagine the IRS and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court are also going to have a problem with this...
Call the court yourself and ask them if it's okay that HLA, Inc. has filed bankruptcy, but is running Ridge Creek School on the SAME property by the SAME owner. The phone number to the court is 404.331.4437, Case Number 09-22026-reb, Judge Robert Brizendine. Make sure you reference HLA, Inc., 1950 North Park Place, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30339.
The ORS is also going to get grilled over how and why they're letting this occur as well.
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Oh, and yes, the U.S. Bankruptcy court will be getting copies of the various entities' - Ridge Creek School, Ridge Creek Wilderness, Mountain Brook Academy, etc - web sites to show that Bucci isn't bankrupt as he claims. They'll also be looking into how he had Thorton Morris move his assets all around. (C'mon Bucci - you really thought we weren't smart enough to see those $1.00 tranfers?)
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I would imagine the IRS and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court are also going to have a problem with this...
Call the court yourself and ask them if it's okay that HLA, Inc. has filed bankruptcy, but is running Ridge Creek School on the SAME property by the SAME owner. The phone number to the court is 404.331.4437, Case Number 09-22026-reb, Judge Robert Brizendine. Make sure you reference HLA, Inc., 1950 North Park Place, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30339.
The ORS is also going to get grilled over how and why they're letting this occur as well.
Thank you, 99; and thank you Jill Ryan. Please, everybody, call the court as 99 has suggested. The only way any of this ever came about was through the actions of people, like Ms. Ryan, who wouldn't be silenced and who wouldn't give up. Call tomorrow. 5 minutes at most out of your day, and let them know you think this is wrong.
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I think Guests and Jill needs to understand legal entities better before they get their panties in a wad. There isn't anything against the law for different legal entities to have the same principal. Unless Bucci is personally filing, the various entities are legally not related, regardless of who is the principal. That's one of the basic reasons legal entities are created for in the first place: to separate assets. For example, I have various rental properties where I have created different LLCs for each one so if one has problems, I don't lose them all. You'll find most folks with substantial assets have very little in their own personal name. There is nothing "fishy" or "wrong" about that. Protecting yourself with legal entities if totally legitimate.
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And today we learn why attempting to cheat the bankruptcy court by moving assets around is a federal crime.
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I think Guests and Jill needs to understand legal entities better before they get their panties in a wad. There isn't anything against the law for different legal entities to have the same principal. Unless Bucci is personally filing, the various entities are legally not related, regardless of who is the principal. That's one of the basic reasons legal entities are created for in the first place: to separate assets. For example, I have various rental properties where I have created different LLCs for each one so if one has problems, I don't lose them all. You'll find most folks with substantial assets have very little in their own personal name. There is nothing "fishy" or "wrong" about that. Protecting yourself with legal entities if totally legitimate.
lol. we just discussed a similar case in my law class.
an individual was brought up on tax evasion charges. he was depositing large sums of cash in under $10,000 amounts to avoid being monitored. when you deposit over ten grand, a form goes out to govt agencies, under ten, it does not have to be disclosed. he was depositing around thirty grand a week, 2-3 grand at a time. He was doing this upon the advice of his lawyer, which in limited cases is good advice. it's Ok if you those kinds of deposits once in a while as long as they dont add up to more than around twenty five grand a year (although the actual limit varies from case to case - e.g line of business, purpose, source of income, prior tax, criminal, and credit history). this guy deposited around nine million over the course of a decade and got away with it tax-free....AT THE ADVICE OF HIS LAWYER. That was they guy's defense at trial - that his lawyer told him to do it, that he didnt know any better, and that tons of other businesses do it. that didnt matter, as the guy most of his assets taken away and is sitting in a federal prison doing a fifteen year sentence. the lawyer? he was only disbarred, but was accepted back after a few years.
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Yeah, most banks have automatic suspicious activity report (SAR) generators that will catch that shit.
Don't ask how I know.
Due to bureaucracy and retardation, the odds of the gubmint actually doing something about it are fairly low.
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"I think Guests and Jill needs to understand legal entities better before they get their panties in a wad."
It appears from your statement that you have a problem with educated women, or is it women in general? Dialogue and debate should remain gender free.
I fully understand "legal entities" Sir. It is far better to do "Estate Planning" and "Asset Management" before the ax falls. It truly looks far better on paper. We were referring to UFTA (Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act) also known as "Fraudulent Conveyance" .
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2005/pub/Chap923a.htm (http://www.cga.ct.gov/2005/pub/Chap923a.htm)
Your LLC's -be serious - baby 's breath compared to this.
RIDGE CREEK SCHOOL - A SEPARATE ENTITY
The US Trustee has filed a motion on 09-11-09 to dismiss HLA's Chapter 11 or convert to Chapter 7(liquidation). The hearing is set for October. According to the court, HLA, INC. has not filed a reorganization plan, which has pushed the Feds to file their motion. Ridge Creek School / Ridge Creek, Inc. is the reorganization, but it appears the Feds have not been informed. Herein lies the problem for Ridge Creek School. The 196 acre campus (formerly Hidden Lake Academy, Inc.) is what Ridge Creek School resides upon. BB&T filed foreclosure on the 196 acres - they want it. Then Buccellato puts HLA, INC. into Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, which stays the foreclosure proceedings. Now come the Feds filing a motion to dismiss or convert to Chapter 7. If, a rather large if, Chapter 7 is granted, the 196 acres including the buildings would be liquidated, leaving Ridge Creek School literally up in the air. With the possibility of liquidation looming, however remote, the ORS is sanctioning through piggy back licensing a school that may be without land to operate upon come mid-October. Somewhere, somehow, the ORS forgot it was created to protect. Educational Consultants should be cognizant of the bankruptcy filings and their possible ramifications. If you must line your pockets, do it somewhere else. As with HLA, Buccellato will accept children, allowing the families to lose their life savings, take out second mortgages, etc. up until the day of liquidation and never look back. However, since Buccellato has a penchant for tardiness, unless it involves accounts receivable, he may just file the reorganization plan, thus no October hearing on the motion. Shrewd enough. Buccellato and Thornton Morris may have something far better planned... their 5th ace, an October surprise. Retirement would be fine.
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Here is the list of creditors from HLA's bankruptcy filing. Notice how the amount owed to Thorton Morris just happens to total $400K, which is the amount of the settlement? So Bucci signed over his house and some of his acreage to Thorton Morris only to declare bankruptcy. Nice way to stick all of your creditors with the settlement costs Bucci personally guaranteed to pay. I bet he's thinking he can transfer the property back to himself for $1 after the bankruptcy goes through... I will write and call whomever necessary to prevent him from absolving himself of responsibility.
09-22028-reb Hidden Lake Academy, Inc.
Judge: Robert Brizendine Chapter: 11
Office: Gainesville Last Date to file claims: 09/18/2009
Trustee: Last Date to file (Govt):
Creditor: (11647615)
GMAC
P.O. Box 130424
Roseville, MN 55113 Claim No: 1
Original Filed Date: 05/26/2009
Original Entered Date: 05/26/2009 Status:
Filed by: CR
Entered by: GMAC,
Modified:
Secured claimed: $13305.20
Total claimed: $13305.20
History:
Details
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05/26/2009 Claim #1 filed by GMAC, total amount claimed: $13305.2 (GMAC)
Description: (1-1) N08 CHEVCOBALT VIN 1G1AK58F587198803
Remarks:
Creditor: (11647615)
GMAC
P.O. Box 130424
Roseville, MN 55113 Claim No: 2
Original Filed Date: 05/26/2009
Original Entered Date: 05/26/2009 Status:
Filed by: CR
Entered by: GMAC,
Modified:
Unsecured claimed: $6994.99
Secured claimed: $10925.00
Total claimed: $17919.99
History:
Details
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05/26/2009 Claim #2 filed by GMAC, total amount claimed: $17919.99 (GMAC)
Description: (2-1) N06 CHEVUPLANDER VIN 1GNDV33L26D135077
Remarks:
Creditor: (11647615)
GMAC
P.O. Box 130424
Roseville, MN 55113 Claim No: 3
Original Filed Date: 05/26/2009
Original Entered Date: 05/26/2009 Status:
Filed by: CR
Entered by: GMAC,
Modified:
Unsecured claimed: $6660.09
Secured claimed: $9625.00
Total claimed: $16285.09
History:
Details
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05/26/2009 Claim #3 filed by GMAC, total amount claimed: $16285.09 (GMAC)
Description: (3-1) N06 CHEVUPLANDER VIN 1GNDV23L66D188732
Remarks:
Creditor: (11647615)
GMAC
P.O. Box 130424
Roseville, MN 55113 Claim No: 4
Original Filed Date: 05/26/2009
Original Entered Date: 05/26/2009 Status:
Filed by: CR
Entered by: GMAC,
Modified:
Secured claimed: $2621.64
Total claimed: $2621.64
History:
Details
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05/26/2009 Claim #4 filed by GMAC, total amount claimed: $2621.64 (GMAC)
Description: (4-1) N06 CHEVMALIBU VIN 1G1ZS51F06F296217
Remarks:
Creditor: (11650646)
AMERICAN INFOSOURCE LP AS AGENT FOR
FIA CARD SERVICES, NA/BANK OF AMERICA
PO Box 248809
Oklahoma City, OK 73124-8809 Claim No: 5
Original Filed Date: 05/26/2009
Original Entered Date: 05/26/2009 Status:
Filed by: CR
Entered by: American InfoSource,
Modified:
Unsecured claimed: $25663.44
Total claimed: $25663.44
History:
Details
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05/26/2009 Claim #5 filed by AMERICAN INFOSOURCE LP AS AGENT FOR, total amount claimed: $25663.44 (American InfoSource)
Description:
Remarks:
Creditor: (11615811)
Lumpkin County
99 Court House Hall, Ste E
Dahlonega, GA 30533 Claim No: 6
Original Filed Date: 05/29/2009
Original Entered Date: 05/29/2009 Status:
Filed by: CR
Entered by: kmj,
Modified:
Priority claimed: $75843.37
Total claimed: $75843.37
History:
Details
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05/29/2009 Claim #6 filed by Lumpkin County, total amount claimed: $75843.37 (kmj)
Description:
Remarks:
Creditor: (11680955)
CIT Technology Financing Services, Inc.
Bankruptcy Processing Solutions, Inc.
800 E. Sonterra Blvd., Suite 240
San Antonio, TX 78258 Claim No: 7
Original Filed Date: 06/02/2009
Original Entered Date: 06/02/2009 Status:
Filed by: CR
Entered by: kmj,
Modified:
Unsecured claimed: $2381.55
Total claimed: $2381.55
History:
Details
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06/02/2009 Claim #7 filed by CIT Technology Financing Services, Inc., total amount claimed: $2381.55 (kmj)
Description:
Remarks:
Creditor: (11680955)
CIT Technology Financing Services, Inc.
Bankruptcy Processing Solutions, Inc.
800 E. Sonterra Blvd., Suite 240
San Antonio, TX 78258 Claim No: 8
Original Filed Date: 06/02/2009
Original Entered Date: 06/02/2009 Status:
Filed by: CR
Entered by: kmj,
Modified:
Unsecured claimed: $58316.20
Total claimed: $58316.20
History:
Details
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06/02/2009 Claim #8 filed by CIT Technology Financing Services, Inc., total amount claimed: $58316.2 (kmj)
Description:
Remarks:
Creditor: (11680955)
CIT Technology Financing Services, Inc.
Bankruptcy Processing Solutions, Inc.
800 E. Sonterra Blvd., Suite 240
San Antonio, TX 78258 Claim No: 9
Original Filed Date: 06/01/2009
Original Entered Date: 06/02/2009 Status:
Filed by: CR
Entered by: kmj,
Modified:
Unsecured claimed: $34198.38
Total claimed: $34198.38
History:
Details
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06/01/2009 Claim #9 filed by CIT Technology Financing Services, Inc., total amount claimed: $34198.38 (kmj)
Description:
Remarks:
Creditor: (11703753)
DELL FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC
Collections/Consumer Bankruptcy
12234B North I-35
Austin, TX 78753-1705
(800) 955-3355, ext. 7230302 Claim No: 10
Original Filed Date: 06/08/2009
Original Entered Date: 06/08/2009 Status:
Filed by: CR
Entered by: Streusand, Sabrina
Modified:
Secured claimed: $38286.57
Total claimed: $38286.57
History:
Details
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06/08/2009 Claim #10 filed by DELL FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC, total amount claimed: $38286.57 (Streusand, Sabrina )
Description: (10-1) Financing Leases
Remarks:
Creditor: (11615808)
Internal Revenue Service
Centralized Insolvency Operati
PO Box 21126
Philadelphia, PA 19114 Claim No: 11
Original Filed Date: 06/11/2009
Original Entered Date: 06/11/2009 Status:
Filed by: CR
Entered by: Internal Revenue Service,
Modified:
Unsecured claimed: $69449.83
Secured claimed: $0.00
Priority claimed: $306282.81
Total claimed: $375732.64
History:
Details
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06/11/2009 Claim #11 filed by Internal Revenue Service, total amount claimed: $375732.64 (Internal Revenue Service)
Description:
Remarks:
Creditor: (11729475)
XO Communications, Inc.
Attn: Brad Lee
105 Molloy Street, Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37201 Claim No: 12
Original Filed Date: 06/15/2009
Original Entered Date: 06/15/2009 Status:
Filed by: CR
Entered by: kmj,
Modified:
Unsecured claimed: $1299.22
Total claimed: $1299.22
History:
Details
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06/15/2009 Claim #12 filed by XO Communications, Inc., total amount claimed: $1299.22 (kmj)
Description:
Remarks:
Creditor: (11615813)
North Georgia Credit Services
3482 Kieth Bridge, #321
Cumming, GA 30041 Claim No: 13
Original Filed Date: 06/22/2009
Original Entered Date: 06/22/2009 Status:
Filed by: CR
Entered by: kmj,
Modified:
Unsecured claimed: $15123.96
Total claimed: $15123.96
History:
Details
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06/22/2009 Claim #13 filed by North Georgia Credit Services, total amount claimed: $15123.96 (kmj)
Description:
Remarks:
Creditor: (11615814)
Yates Insurance Agency
4 Executive Park East, NE
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30329 Claim No: 14
Original Filed Date: 07/06/2009
Original Entered Date: 07/07/2009 Status:
Filed by: CR
Entered by: kmj,
Modified:
Unsecured claimed: $6526.06
Total claimed: $6526.06
History:
Details
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07/06/2009 Claim #14 filed by Yates Insurance Agency, total amount claimed: $6526.06 (kmj)
Description:
Remarks:
Creditor: (11840039)
Jeffrey A. Clark
3335 Rowan Road SW
Conyers, GA 30094-3450 Claim No: 15
Original Filed Date: 07/09/2009
Original Entered Date: 07/09/2009 Status:
Filed by: CR
Entered by: kmj,
Modified:
Unsecured claimed: $20118.95
Total claimed: $20118.95
History:
Details
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07/09/2009 Claim #15 filed by Jeffrey A. Clark, total amount claimed: $20118.95 (kmj)
Description:
Remarks:
Creditor: (11991793)
Pitney Bowes Inc
27 Waterview Dr
Shelton CT 06484 Claim No: 16
Original Filed Date: 08/19/2009
Original Entered Date: 08/19/2009 Status:
Filed by: CR
Entered by: Pitney Bowes, Inc.,
Modified:
Unsecured claimed: $12219.56
Total claimed: $12219.56
History:
Details
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08/19/2009 Claim #16 filed by Pitney Bowes Inc, total amount claimed: $12219.56 (Pitney Bowes, Inc.)
Description:
Remarks:
Creditor: (11991793)
Pitney Bowes Inc
27 Waterview Dr
Shelton CT 06484 Claim No: 17
Original Filed Date: 08/25/2009
Original Entered Date: 08/25/2009 Status:
Filed by: CR
Entered by: Pitney Bowes, Inc.,
Modified:
Unsecured claimed: $9152.85
Total claimed: $9152.85
History:
Details
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08/25/2009 Claim #17 filed by Pitney Bowes Inc, total amount claimed: $9152.85 (Pitney Bowes, Inc.)
Description:
Remarks:
Creditor: (12049721)
Jay Birsche
476 Viking Drive Suite 102
Virgibnia Beach, VA 23452 Claim No: 18
Original Filed Date: 09/01/2009
Original Entered Date: 09/01/2009 Status:
Filed by: AT
Entered by: Lefkoff, Craig
Modified:
Unsecured claimed: $10295.00
Total claimed: $10295.00
History:
Details
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09/01/2009 Claim #18 filed by Jay Birsche, total amount claimed: $10295 (Lefkoff, Craig )
Description:
Remarks:
Creditor: (11620173)
Georgia Dept. of Revenue
Bankruptcy Section
PO Box 161108
Atlanta, GA 30321 Claim No: 19
Original Filed Date: 09/01/2009
Original Entered Date: 09/01/2009
Last Amendment Filed: 09/03/2009
Last Amendment Entered: 09/03/2009 Status:
Filed by: CR
Entered by: Georgia Department of Revenue,
Modified:
Unsecured claimed: $10046.82
Secured claimed: $39410.24
Priority claimed: $61274.75
Total claimed: $110731.81
History:
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09/01/2009 Claim #19 filed by Georgia Dept. of Revenue, total amount claimed: $93443.34 (Georgia Department of Revenue)
Details
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09/03/2009 Amended Claim #19 filed by Georgia Dept. of Revenue, total amount claimed: $110731.81 (Georgia Department of Revenue)
Description:
Remarks:
Creditor: (12077243)
U.S. Security Associates, Inc.
200 Mansell Court E., Ste. 500
Roswell, GA 30076 Claim No: 20
Original Filed Date: 09/10/2009
Original Entered Date: 09/10/2009 Status:
Filed by: CR
Entered by: kmj,
Modified:
Unsecured claimed: $33066.37
Total claimed: $33066.37
History:
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09/10/2009 Claim #20 filed by U.S. Security Associates, Inc., total amount claimed: $33066.37 (kmj)
Description:
Remarks:
Creditor: (12099264)
Branch Banking & Trust Company
c/o John A. Thomson, Jr.
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
271 17th Street, N.W., Suite 2400
Atlanta, GA 30363-1017 Claim No: 21
Original Filed Date: 09/16/2009
Original Entered Date: 09/16/2009 Status:
Filed by: CR
Entered by: Thomson, John
Modified:
Secured claimed: $6964487.23
Total claimed: $6964487.23
History:
Details
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09/16/2009 Claim #21 filed by Branch Banking & Trust Company, total amount claimed: $6964487.23 (Thomson, John )
Description:
Remarks:
Creditor: (12103549)
John and Heidi Nunn
4928 Gaskin Walk
Marietta, GA 30068 Claim No: 22
Original Filed Date: 09/16/2009
Original Entered Date: 09/17/2009 Status:
Filed by: CR
Entered by: kmj,
Modified:
Priority claimed: $7065.00
Total claimed: $7065.00
History:
Details
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09/16/2009 Claim #22 filed by John and Heidi Nunn, total amount claimed: $7065 (kmj)
Description:
Remarks:
Creditor: (12104738)
Jason Aufdermaur
Morris Law Firm
1950 North Park Place
Suite 400
Atlanta, Georgia 30339 Claim No: 23
Original Filed Date: 09/17/2009
Original Entered Date: 09/17/2009 Status:
Filed by: CR
Entered by: Hight, Ted
Modified:
Secured claimed: $250000.00
Total claimed: $250000.00
History:
Details
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09/17/2009 Claim #23 filed by Jason Aufdermaur, total amount claimed: $250000 (Hight, Ted )
Description:
Remarks:
Creditor: (12104738)
Jason Aufdermaur
Morris Law Firm
1950 North Park Place
Suite 400
Atlanta, Georgia 30339 Claim No: 24
Original Filed Date: 09/17/2009
Original Entered Date: 09/17/2009 Status:
Filed by: CR
Entered by: Hight, Ted
Modified:
Secured claimed: $150000.00
Total claimed: $150000.00
History:
Details
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09/17/2009 Claim #24 filed by Jason Aufdermaur, total amount claimed: $150000 (Hight, Ted )
Description:
Remarks:
Claims Register Summary
Case Name: Hidden Lake Academy, Inc.
Case Number: 09-22028-reb
Chapter: 11
Date Filed: 05/14/2009
Total Number Of Claims: 24
Total Amount Claimed Total Amount Allowed
Unsecured $321513.27
Secured $7478660.88
Priority $450465.93
Unknown
Administrative
Total $8250640.08 $0.00
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Bankruptcy Up-date: HLA, INC. and Hidden Lake Academy, Inc. Note* : Separate filings, Separate entities.
HLA, INC. Operating reports are three months delinquent to the court. May/June was filed according to the US TRUSTEE inappropriately and reorganization is a bit tardy. The good news is that the US Trustee is aware of Creekside(site was taken down August, Sec.of States Corporate site appears to have no record of Creekside existing) that means they have done their homework, although there is no mention in the US Trustees motion of Mountain Brook. It does not appear that the US Trustee's Office is playing a game of "Chicken" or is preoccupied with "free bar luncheons" or gives a rats ass whether "this is very political"( quote LCSO in ORS documents).
Also note a new May operating report was filed and documented by the court this week.
Below is a portion of the US Trustees motion for dismissal or conversion HLA, INC. For those that were involved in the Class Suit, it will be of no surprise regarding delinquency in turning over financial records.
1. Debtor commenced this case by filing a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code on May 14, 2009, and has remained in control of the assets and business operations of the resulting bankruptcy estate as a debtor in possession since that date.
2. Debtor has filed no monthly operating reports accounting for its receipts, disbursements and other operating results during the pendency of the case. Debtor’s failure to file such reports in
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1 Debtor did file a “Statement Regarding Monthly Operating Reports” on August 10, 2009 [Doc. #47] to which were attached “draft” copies of operating reports for May and June, 2009. However, these reports were unsigned, incomplete, and in some respects incoherent. The accompanying Statement included the following representations:
After reviewing the draft monthly operating reports, counsel believes that the reports reflect an accrual rather than cash basis report. Debtor has recently retained a new business office manager and one of his duties will be completion
of monthly operating reports. Debtor is aware of questions concerning its filing of
Case 09-22026-reb Doc 53 Filed 09/10/09 Entered 09/10/09 18:21:25 Desc Main
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a timely manner is violative of its statutory duties under 11 U.S.C. § 704(8), made applicable to it as a debtor in possession by 11 U.S.C. §§ 1 106(a)(1) and 1107, and constitutes cause for dismissal or conversion of the case under 11 U.S.C. § 11 12(b)(4)(F)&(H).
3. Debtor has additionally failed to comply with its duties as a debtor in possession by failing to provide the Office of the United States Trustee with requested copies of the following documents: its lease agreement and any other agreements it may have with Ridge Creek, Inc., and/or Creekside Wilderness Academy; Ridge Creek Inc.’s most recent financial statements; and Debtor’s management agreement and any other agreements it may have with Hidden Lake Academy, Inc. Such failure constitutes further cause for dismissal or conversion of the case under 11 U.S.C. § 1112(b)(4)(H).
4. Although the case has been pending for almost four months, Debtor has not proposed a plan of reorganization. Debtor’s delay in proposing a plan of reorganization is detrimental to creditors and constitutes further cause for dismissal or conversion under 11 U.S.C. § 1112(b).
WHEREFORE, the United States Trustee respectfully moves this Court to enter an order dismissing this case or, in the alternative, converting it to a case under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, and granting such further relief as the Court deems just and proper.
NO "CHICKEN" HERE. Judge Brizendine' s Order on Motion "Authorizing Operations in Accordance with Post Petition Budget and Scheduling Hearing to Continue Continued Operations".
It appears the Judge has clamped down on the funds flowing out of the above entities and Ridge Creek. The Judge has granted the motion to continue operation and expenses ( per post petition budget) thru 10-14-09, the date the hearing is scheduled for dismissal or conversion and other matters before the court. HOWEVER, the Judge has stipulated Buccellato's allowable salary amount from Ridge Creek and also stated that no payments may be made to any insiders of the Debtor, including but not limited to Kenneth Spooner, or to any creditors on behalf of any insider. Also no payments may be made to Buccellato or to any creditors on behalf of Buccellato.
A wise man.
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In 1997 I enrolled my child in HLA. For 1.5 years it was a nightmare dealing with HLA & the insurance company. I paid 10's of thousands of dollars to HLA. When my child graduated, I stopped payments because I learned (only then) the councilors were not certified. HLA came after me legally; I obtained an attorney (a very poor one) and lost my case. HLA placed a lean on my house. In 2008 they drained my bank accounts and are now forcing me to sell my house to satisfy my debt to them.
I am flat broke and could use some help from someone.
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In 1997 I enrolled my child in HLA. For 1.5 years it was a nightmare dealing with HLA & the insurance company. I paid 10's of thousands of dollars to HLA. When my child graduated, I stopped payments because I learned (only then) the councilors were not certified. HLA came after me legally; I obtained an attorney (a very poor one) and lost my case. HLA placed a lean on my house. In 2008 they drained my bank accounts and are now forcing me to sell my house to satisfy my debt to them.
I am flat broke and could use some help from someone.
Thats too bad. I encourage everyone to read the contracts before enrolling a student. There is another case here on fornits where the parents had an option for a licensed therapist to see their child but opted out due to the extra expenses. Now they are suing because after their kid got expelled for breaking into offices and lost their prepayments. The staff is not typically licensed as the program runs via a “structured model" which is predefined and designed by professionals but actually run and implemented by non professional people. Sort of like any other business, they hire PhDs to design and define a product and then hire minimum wage people to actually do the work. If people opt for a therapist it is extra.
Your mistake was to stop payments because this put the power in HLAs court since you decided to take the law into your own hands. Most judges do not like this, you should have taken them to court if you felt the contract terms were not met.
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Here is the list of creditors from HLA's bankruptcy filing. Notice how the amount owed to Thorton Morris just happens to total $400K, which is the amount of the settlement? So Bucci signed over his house and some of his acreage to Thorton Morris only to declare bankruptcy. Nice way to stick all of your creditors with the settlement costs Bucci personally guaranteed to pay. I bet he's thinking he can transfer the property back to himself for $1 after the bankruptcy goes through... I will write and call whomever necessary to prevent him from absolving himself of responsibility.
I didnt read where Bucci was filing for bankruptcy, just HLA, I dont think any of this could affect Bucci personally. Technically he is only an employee of the corporation(s) (like the guy that cuts the grass) and he is protected in his non profit entity, so he still continues to draw a pay check for managing the businesses. So the worst thing that could happen is he may have to miss a bonus or two but his personal wealth will not be affected.
As long as HLA has assets then they can be exposed for potential dissolution to pay off any debt. If they can somehow dissolve HLA and transfer the remaining physical assets over to the new company then they will enjoy some protection from the courts and be able to move forward.
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In 1997 I enrolled my child in HLA. For 1.5 years it was a nightmare dealing with HLA & the insurance company. I paid 10's of thousands of dollars to HLA. When my child graduated, I stopped payments because I learned (only then) the councilors were not certified. HLA came after me legally; I obtained an attorney (a very poor one) and lost my case. HLA placed a lean on my house. In 2008 they drained my bank accounts and are now forcing me to sell my house to satisfy my debt to them.
I am flat broke and could use some help from someone.
let me get this straight......
You entrusted the care of your child to an institution that you failed to research thoroughly enough to know that your kid would not be receiving proper care. You only find out, because you were too ignorant, about this AFTER he graduates. you let your kid sit in a school for 18+ months and only after the fact you decide to pry enough to find out the truth? then you stop payments without any legal qualification to do so, against an institution with much deeper pockets than yours, and then come to fornits to complain about how they fucked you?
and also, you never said you had to pay penalties of damages. If you were able to afford HLA in the first place, you would not be in this financial position at all. You would not be in "debt" if you had the money to pay for the school in the first place.
sorry. you fucked yourself. no wonder the judge ruled against you. ever heard of "buyer beware"? When i was looking for a new HDTV, i spent countless hours researching the ins and outs of various product lines and reading up on reviews over the course of a month. That was for a $1500 purchase. Same applies to anything i buy. I dont just walk into any random store and pick up the first piece of junk that pleases my eye then believe the salesman when he says it's a good product... that would be idiotic. except you didnt do it with a TV. you did it with a living, breathing, feeling, human being.
it also sounds to me like you were absolutely desperate to have your kid warehoused and off your hands. If you really wanted to help him, you would have researched your options better. you sent your kid to a school that was barely open for three years, had no reputation, without even researching it, and took a loan out (right?) to pay for it on top of everything. Sounds like a classic case of "i want what i want when i want it and i want it NOW!" syndrome. You were happy with HLA while your kid was there, you were living in la-la land ignoring the fact that your kid was being abused, ignoring the lack of credentials, failing to look into anything, and thinking life will be just honky-dory forever because your kid was not around to annoy you. then he graduates, and you're faced with the fact that life aint so honky-dory afterall. you dug yourself your own grave.
just to be clear, i'm as anti-program as the rest of you. i'm an ex HLA student. it's just that people like you piss me the fuck off. you fucked yourself and your kid just because you made a hasty and selfish decision. You are not innocent. this is karma, bitch. I just hope your financial situation hasnt dragged your kid down with you.
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In 1997 I enrolled my child in HLA. For 1.5 years it was a nightmare dealing with HLA & the insurance company. I paid 10's of thousands of dollars to HLA. When my child graduated, I stopped payments because I learned (only then) the councilors were not certified. HLA came after me legally; I obtained an attorney (a very poor one) and lost my case. HLA placed a lean on my house. In 2008 they drained my bank accounts and are now forcing me to sell my house to satisfy my debt to them.
I am flat broke and could use some help from someone.
how utterly pathetic.
When your kid comes to fornits and testifies that either you deserve to be helped, or that you have dragged him down with you and HE needs help because of you, then i might start to consider thinking about just considering to help you.
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In 1997 I enrolled my child in HLA. For 1.5 years it was a nightmare dealing with HLA & the insurance company. I paid 10's of thousands of dollars to HLA. When my child graduated, I stopped payments because I learned (only then) the councilors were not certified. HLA came after me legally; I obtained an attorney (a very poor one) and lost my case. HLA placed a lean on my house. In 2008 they drained my bank accounts and are now forcing me to sell my house to satisfy my debt to them.
I am flat broke and could use some help from someone.
I bet your kid came back, started acting out, and you got upset because they ripped you off. they didnt fix him. You stopped paying same way you would have if you took your car to a repair shop, got it back still broken, and later find out the repair shop isnt properly licensed and use that to prove you dont have to pay them.
i've got news for you:
Hidden Lake is not a repair shop and your kid is not a defective piece of mechanical equipment.
what you are, though, is a piece of shit parent who treats her kids like objects. you are the reason schools like hidden lake exist. You are their target market. you are obviously by no means reformed or remorseful, you're pissed about the money, not how they treated your kid. Worst part about it is that your present financial state proves how truly shallow and demented you are. You're the reason the economy tanked - you bit off more than you can chew because everyone else was eating and you wanted a piece of the pie.
Thankfully, i bet some of that money drained out of your bank account will be used to pay for the settlement, a portion of which will appear in my mailbox in the near future. And no, you wont be getting any of it. I'll send you pictures of me wasting it on stupid shit if you want though.
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I'll be polite here. These responses (pg49 & Guest) are incredibly rude and baseless. Yes, I did research HLA. No I didn't "drag my child down with me". My child was enrolled in HLA on the advice of education counselor, after other solutions didn't work out. When you have a child who is acting out and failing school, a good parent will do what ever they have too to help them succeed, and now my child is well on their way to do just that. It appears your parents did the same, but maybe you need some retraining. I have always been there for my child and still am. I’ve gone above and beyond what most parents have done for their children. My child has matured and is leading a good life, better than you I suspect. My beef was the way HLA handled the insurance company, by lying to them, and then having the insurance company tell me about the non qualified counselors. My biggest mistake was the poor attorney I selected. My financial state was not totally caused by HLA; however the added stress by their actions isn’t making life any easier.
To pg49 & Guest, I suggest you mature a lot more before you make senseless and rather stupid comments.
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I'll be polite here. These responses (pg49 & Guest) are incredibly rude and baseless. Yes, I did research the repair shop. No I didn't "drag my car down with me". I put my car in the repair shop on the advice of my salesman, after other repair shops couldnt figure out the problem. When you have a car that is swerving randomly in and out the lanes, a good driver will do what ever they have too to fix it, and now my car is well . It appears your car had the same treatment, but maybe you need to send it back to the repair shop for another stint. I have always been there for my car and still am. I’ve gone above and beyond what most drivers have done for their cars. My car has matured and is leading a good life, better than yours I suspect. My beef was the way the repair shop handled the insurance company, by lying to them, and then having the insurance company tell me about their lack of certification. My biggest mistake was the poor attorney I selected. My financial state was not totally caused by repair shop; however the added stress by their actions isn’t making life any easier.
To pg49 & Guest, I'm a better driver than you, even though I drove my car around like a maniac in the late 90's.
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I'll be polite here. These responses (pg49 & Guest) are incredibly rude and baseless. Yes, I did research HLA. No I didn't "drag my child down with me". My child was enrolled in HLA on the advice of education counselor, after other solutions didn't work out. When you have a child who is acting out and failing school, a good parent will do what ever they have too to help them succeed, and now my child is well on their way to do just that. It appears your parents did the same, but maybe you need some retraining. I have always been there for my child and still am. I’ve gone above and beyond what most parents have done for their children. My child has matured and is leading a good life, better than you I suspect. My beef was the way HLA handled the insurance company, by lying to them, and then having the insurance company tell me about the non qualified counselors. My biggest mistake was the poor attorney I selected. My financial state was not totally caused by HLA; however the added stress by their actions isn’t making life any easier.
To pg49 & Guest, I suggest you mature a lot more before you make senseless and rather stupid comments.
Obviously, you didnt research HLA well enough. Obviously, you made a poor and hasty choice. Obviously, you listened to a salesman without getting advice from an unbiased third party. Obviously, you allowed your kid to be abused in a corrupt institution. Obviously, you were desperate and selfish, wanting what you want when you wanted it. Obviously, you sucked at being a parent to begin with, and HLA didnt change anything. Obviously, you're poor choices (of school, then attorney, as a parent) prove that you just want the easy way out of things and have little forethought. You were swindled not because you you're a poor random victim and it could happen to anyone; you were swindled because you made yourself a target. You have not been there for your child, and you have not gone above and beyond, based on the simple fact that you chose to send your kid to HLA and kept him there ignorantly the length of the program. also, for some reason, the line "My beef was the way HLA handled the insurance company, by lying to them, and then having the insurance company tell me about the non qualified counselors." just doesnt make any logical sense to me. So they lied to the insurance company....and the company (AND YOU!) failed to investigate HLA's claims until it was too late? that doesnt sound like something an insurance company would do...companies are pretty on point about making sure their claims are legit from the beginning.
I will repeat once more: you dug your own grave. You're a piece of shit parent that did not think through their actions thoroughly enough in the desperate attempt to save your child that you fucked up to begin with. If you were a good parent, you would not have had to send your kid away, and you would not be in this situation.
and by the way, i'm doing just fine. Just because i use bad language and grammar when i'm angry at imbeciles on a web forum doesnt mean i need to be "retrained". I attended HLA around the time your son did, I now work in one of the top 10 law firms in the country. with my salary combined with my investments, i could pay all of your debts off ten times over and still have enough to buy a mansion for every member of my family. I could also take on your case and probably win it, i specialize in tort, but i have no desire to do so because it's your own damn fault. I have two toddlers, and they are doing just fine. And i will never, ever send them away anywhere unless they start smoking crack (which they never will, because i know the right way to prevent that, and it's not total abstinence and imposed stigma on all drugs..), and without investigating the living shit out of wherever they are going. If my kid is acting out and failing school, i'll know how to deal with it without shelling out a hundred thousand odd dollars to some rednecks in north georgia, or anyone anywhere for that matter. It's not a tough problem, as long as you dont shoulder all the responsibility on your kid and change the way YOU, as a parent behave, treat and support your kid. I will never have a need for a kiddie-repair warehouse because i am educated and responsible enough to know how to raise a kid on my own, and deal with their problems as they come along.
It's not the troubled teen industry. it's the troubled parent industry. the troubled parent industry makes their money by convincing troubled parents that it's all the kid's problem, the kid's fault. I'm not trying to say the kid is not responsible for his own actions, they are, but the actions come around as a direct result of bad parenting. In my opinion, if thats not the case....then we might as well get rid of the laws regarding minors and the age of consent, and allow anyone at any age to vote, sign contracts, etc. You are/were responsible for your kid's actions until they turn 18, practically and legally. the sooner you get that through your head, the better.
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Yeah, except that HLA says all counselors are licensed, as almost every one of these facilities advertises.
Whooter, you spent the better part of FOUR YEARS arguing here that program staff (counselors) were licensed at ASR. Aspen admitted you were lying. Now you act as if you were never saying this. Flip-flop, flip-flop, defelct, dissemble, outright lie. That's your MO, buddy. Nobody believes anything you say anymore because you've contradicted everything yo uever claimed to be true. Sorry, but EPIC fail on this one, too.
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Yeah, except that HLA says all counselors are licensed, as almost every one of these facilities advertises.
Whooter, you spent the better part of FOUR YEARS arguing here that program staff (counselors) were licensed at ASR. Aspen admitted you were lying. Now you act as if you were never saying this. Flip-flop, flip-flop, defelct, dissemble, outright lie. That's your MO, buddy. Nobody believes anything you say anymore because you've contradicted everything yo uever claimed to be true. Sorry, but EPIC fail on this one, too.
no, epic fail for you, paranoid jackass.
I'm not the who, neither is "ripped off", pg49, or the other guests, you would notice if you actually had any reading comprehension skills, and what you say has no bearing on the current conversation. If you havnt noticed yet, no one here is pro-program. were just anti-idiot. The issue is not weather or not counselors are licensed, nor does this have anything to do with aspen or swift river. The issue is with the parent's lack of forethought and research regarding their kid's placement.
instead of just reading what rippedoff said and taking it at face value, read between the lines. think about what kind of people would say what in certain situations. You'll quickly realize this parent is not remorseful for anything HLA did to her kid; if you havnt noticed she still supports HLA and claims it helped her son. She's not here because she hates the school for what they are, she's here because she hates the school for lying to her about a technicality which resulted in her being responsible for all the expenses out of pocket. If the insurance wasnt going to pay for the tuition, she would not have sent her kid there in the first place....BUT, she failed to look into the issue enough to know that they wouldn't pay, and dragged her feet for a year and a half. The information regarding certifications and licenses is available online (even in 97') and through other public channels. All she had to do was make a five minute phone call to the right organization or agency and she would have known the HLA counselors wernt licensed and the insurance wouldn't pay; like an idiot she just had blind faith in the salesmen because they gave her so much relief, reassurance, and immediate gratification.
Oh, and by the way - rippedoff - you said you were referred by an educational consultant. lets do some quick thinking. How do you think ed cons make money? Do you really think, given the way ed cons make their money, even if they are not any school's payroll, that they would give you an honest assessment and referral? think about it. All they want is to get you in and out of that office and get that check as quickly as possible. Also, given their line of work, do you really honestly believe they only get their money from parents? who do you think they are more worried about keeping a good relationship with, the schools or the parents? given this, what makes you think consulting an edcon would be a good choice to figure out where to put your kid? what makes you think they wont lie to you? I think that despite your age you dont have shit for experience in life, you are a perpetual victim. you will continue to get ripped off the rest of your life, with anything you do, as long as you keep taking things at face value and not looking deeper into things and reading between the lines.
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Oh, and by the way - rippedoff - you said you were referred by an educational consultant. lets do some quick thinking. How do you think ed cons make money? Do you really think, given the way ed cons make their money, even if they are not any school's payroll, that they would give you an honest assessment and referral? think about it. All they want is to get you in and out of that office and get that check as quickly as possible. Also, given their line of work, do you really honestly believe they only get their money from parents? who do you think they are more worried about keeping a good relationship with, the schools or the parents? given this, what makes you think consulting an edcon would be a good choice to figure out where to put your kid? what makes you think they wont lie to you? I think that despite your age you dont have shit for experience in life, you are a perpetual victim. you will continue to get ripped off the rest of your life, with anything you do, as long as you keep taking things at face value and not looking deeper into things and reading between the lines.
Ripped off: read the berger&montague's legal complaint, the part regarding Leslie Goldberg. Leslie was one of the most well-known educational consultants in the country up until a few years ago. She was THE benchmark all other consultants were judged against. If you CCed her in an email application to a college administrator, you were pretty much guaranteed to get in. If she said you're getting in, youre getting in. Bucci understood this, and utilized her. She did alot of business with HLA. why did she do business with HLA? because Bucci paid for all of her travel expenses - if she needed to be in atlanta for any reason, even if she was not there because of HLA, bucci would pay for everything. He also paid for a few of her vacations, even one to hawaii. The school rubs the ed-con's back and the ed-con rubs the school's back in return, thats the way the business works. ever since that complaint was published, she's become a nothing, a pariah of the academic world. she lost half her business and her entire reputation, as did the rest of the ed con industry. If the educational consultant was simply a counselor employed by your sons previous school, than that's even worse. The school counselors do not have the best interest of the kid or parent in mind; they have the best interest of the school in mind. If your kid was a problem for that school, they would do anything to sell you off to another school.
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I have two toddlers, and they are doing just fine. And i will never, ever send them away anywhere unless they start smoking crack (which they never will, because i know the right way to prevent that, and it's not total abstinence and imposed stigma on all drugs..), and without investigating the living shit out of wherever they are going. If my kid is acting out and failing school, i'll know how to deal with it without shelling out a hundred thousand odd dollars to some rednecks in north georgia, or anyone anywhere for that matter. It's not a tough problem, as long as you dont shoulder all the responsibility on your kid and change the way YOU, as a parent behave, treat and support your kid. I will never have a need for a kiddie-repair warehouse because i am educated and responsible enough to know how to raise a kid on my own, and deal with their problems as they come along.
Guest: I can't wait until your naive fairytale world comes crashing down on you. And based on your pompous and oh-so foolish attitude your kids will be prime candidates for Bucci in a few years.
You think you're the perfect "Teflon" parent? You're fucked and so are your kids. I wish them well with a fuckstick like you as a parent.
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I think everyone is coming down a little hard on rippedoff. If the story is true, and I have no reason to believe it isn't, she was ripped off, just like hundreds of other parents have been by Bucchi and his crew. Parents often come to these schools in an emotional turmoil, desperate to try anything. They see an attractive webpage presentation promising miracles, they talk to admissions people who lie through their teeth, they tour the facility and don't realize how choreographed everything is, and hear more lies and bullshit from staff and kids who are programmed to hue the company line and know what will happen to them if they don't. At this point, a parent will believe just about anything that holds hope for turning around a recalcitrant kid. Sure, they should do research, but when an ed con, who is supposed to be knowledgeable and ethical, recommends a school, and everybody at the school seems likable and believeable, what are they supposed to do? This decision is driven by emotion, not logic. How 'bout a little empathy, folks.
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I think everyone is coming down a little hard on rippedoff. If the story is true, and I have no reason to believe it isn't, she was ripped off, just like hundreds of other parents have been by Bucchi and his crew. Parents often come to these schools in an emotional turmoil, desperate to try anything. They see an attractive webpage presentation promising miracles, they talk to admissions people who lie through their teeth, they tour the facility and don't realize how choreographed everything is, and hear more lies and bullshit from staff and kids who are programmed to hue the company line and know what will happen to them if they don't. At this point, a parent will believe just about anything that holds hope for turning around a recalcitrant kid. Sure, they should do research, but when an ed con, who is supposed to be knowledgeable and ethical, recommends a school, and everybody at the school seems likable and believeable, what are they supposed to do? This decision is driven by emotion, not logic. How 'bout a little empathy, folks.
So many of us were in Rippedoff's shoes so we can sympathize and empathize. I hope those coming down so hard on Rippedoff NEVER have to go what we went through, but when you stand in judgement of other people without walking in their shoes just remember the old saying, "What goes around, comes around."
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Operating reports have been filed for July and August now...so it appears the little 'push' from the US Trustees office worked.
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Comes now the Georgia Department of Revenue by and through counsel Attorney General Thurbert Baker has filed a motion to dismiss Chapter 11 or convert to Chapter 7 citing that the Debtor is "completely ignoring the responsibilities imposed by the Georgia Revenue Code". Is someone waking up? So now there are two entities(U.S. Trustee Office) that have filed to dismiss or convert.
This is really thoughtful of Georgia. Buccellato owes them money. They wouldn't shut him down to protect the children, but now here they come, all screaming about
the way he conducts his finances..."He's operating all the other schools on the property" and they all want "accountability 'NOW' ??? From Buccellato?
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Does anyone know what happened at the meeting that was supposed to have occured on Oct 14?
I thought dismissal issues were supposed to be settled then. Complete info would be helpful.
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Does anyone know what happened at the meeting that was supposed to have occured on Oct 14?
I thought dismissal issues were supposed to be settled then. Complete info would be helpful.
It appears "truthtroller" STILL has no idea about HLA's and Len's businesses, even after coming here claiming everyone else is lying. Truthtroller is still in the dark, as s/he has ALWAYS been. Since you know nothing, truthtroller, move along to somewhere where you can actually add to the discussion rather than rant and rave only to later admit you have no clue (reference above post).
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Regardless, can someone still provide some basic facts about the meeting. I think everyone could benefit if we knew what happened at the bankruptcy meeting. It's a simple request.
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Regardless, can someone still provide some basic facts about the meeting. I think everyone could benefit if we knew what happened at the bankruptcy meeting. It's a simple request.
I could tell you, but I won't. You'll have to do the work yourself to find out.
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...then provide an update for everyone else. After all, the topic of this thread is "bankruptcy update". I promise I won't look. ;)
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http://www.ganb.uscourts.gov/geninfo/caseinfo.html (http://www.ganb.uscourts.gov/geninfo/caseinfo.html)
EIther use VCIS( Voice Case Information Sytem) or Pacer. There is no fee for VCIS, telephone numbers are provided. Case #'s are Hidden Lake Academy, Inc. 09-22028
and HLA, INC. 09- 22026 Judge Brizendine.
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...then provide an update for everyone else. After all, the topic of this thread is "bankruptcy update". I promise I won't look. ;)
Nope, do it yourself. I don't support lying program trolls. All the important parties already have it.
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Thanks, Jill. It's much appreciated.
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I tried VCIS, both phone numbers listed on the site. It is not active and does not get you into the system. As a former parent of a child we quickly pulled from HLA, close to the time of its "closure", we would like some current info.
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I tried VCIS, both phone numbers listed on the site. It is not active and does not get you into the system. As a former parent of a child we quickly pulled from HLA, close to the time of its "closure", we would like some current info.
The servers were down the 24th for maintenance. Try Monday, if not, you can PM me at Fornits - Juniper 2.
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Thought this should be under "Bankruptcy"
by Jill Ryan » less than a minute ago
truthtroller wrote:
This may or may not help clarify some things for some folks:
1. All students on campus currently attend Ridge Creek School, live in the same male or female dorm,
and attend the same academic and support classes.
Until a few weeks ago, the court was not informed, nor was US Trustee Attorney Morawetz , nor was BB&T's attorney Thompson that The Ridge Creek School was operational September09 and Hidden Lake Academy, Inc. was closed/name changed, etc, etc.
2. There are no other students in other facilities anywhere on campus.
Not yet. Contracts are in place with the DJJ and DCFS, according to court filings, they are frozen. Now, that is, if one believes the filings. Word coming out of 'DODGE'
City is that the school has a myriad number of violent children and I shall leave it at that. After reading DOC. 76 10-30-09 Buccellato's attorney is still stating Hidden Lake Academy is SACS(name change filed) and SAIS accredited(cannot be no longer a 501 (c), propriety school now - not true; the same document also states that Hidden Lake Academy is licensed as a child caring institution by the Department of Human Services - not true. The document needs to be changed to reflect The Ridge Creek School, she obviously did not do her homework. Ridge Creek- Mountain Brook is also licensed as a CCI. Then Ridge Creek Wilderness has it's own license- outdoor. The attorney also writes in the same document - 1 Hidden Lake Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation that raises funds for the school. According to Sec. of State, 2007 was the last corporate registration and according to Buccellato, it was dissoved. So which is it? Maybe next she will accidently unearth THE CHAPEL FUND or is the correct word resurrect.
3. SACS inspected Ridge Creek School a few weeks ago. Ridge Creek School passed this SACS
accreditation process.
They are still missing a lab.. Dr. Judy Flatt is gone, there has been an overhaul. According to SACS rep, the license was transferred, and when it comes up for renewal Buccellato's dear friends and colleagues will not be surveying..so I am told...I wouldn't hang my hat on any of it. Been there. Gee if they are so thorough, one would think they could discern there is no lab....
And just for the fun of it...His attorney appealed to the court's heartstrings by citing the class case and a section of the Judges order, but left out where Judge O'Kelley found for the Plaintiffs... a little theatre.
This is what she wrote:(Sectioned pulled)
With respect to the motions set forth above, the District Court entered the following
orders:
a. order denying Plaintiff’s motion to proceed anonymously entered
on February 9, 2007;
b. order granting Plaintiff’s motion to dismiss HLA’s counterclaim
entered on March 26, 2007;
c. order granting in part and denying in part Defendant’s motion for
judgment on the pleadings entered on April 2, 2007 wherein, the
District Court dismissed the following claims (i) Meyer and
Brecker’s claims brought under Georgia’s fair business practices
act, (ii) Ryans’ claim against Hidden Lake Foundation, Inc., and
Dr. Leonard Buccellato brought under Georgia’s fair business
practices act; (iii) Plaintiffs’ unjust enrichment claim against HLA;
and (iv) plaintiffs’ request for injunctive relief; and
1 Hidden Lake Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation that raises funds for the school.
Case 09-22026-reb Doc 76 Filed 10/30/09 Entered 10/30/09 16:49:46 Desc Main
Document Page 9 of 42
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d. order denying, without prejudice, Plaintiff’s motion to certify class
entered on August 15, 2007.
THIS IS WHAT SHE LEFT OUT: (SECTION HIGHLIGHTED)
Defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings [26-1] is
GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. For the reasons set out in the
body of this order, defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings is
hereby GRANTED as to the following claims:
(1) Meyer and Brecker’s FBPA claim;
(2) the Ryans’ FBPA claim against Hidden Lake Foundation, Inc.
and Buccellato;
(3) plaintiffs’ unjust enrichment claim against HLA; and
(4) plaintiffs’ request for injunctive relief.
Defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings is hereby DENIED as
to the following claims:
Case 2:06-cv-00146-WCO Document 68 Filed 04/02/2007 Page 18 of 19
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(1) plaintiffs’ breach of contract claim;
(2) plaintiffs’ claim for breach of the implied covenant of good
faith and fair dealing;
(3) the Ryans’ FBPA claim against HLA and Hidden Lake
Academy, Inc.; and
(4) plaintiffs’ unjust enrichment claim against Hidden Lake
Academy, Inc., Hidden Lake Foundations, Inc., and
Buccellato.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 2nd day of April, 2007.
s/William C. O’Kelley
WILLIAM C. O’KELLEY
Senior United States District JudgeJill Ryan
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Objections to the "Reorganization Plan" are mounting up. "Motions to Dismiss" the bankruptcy case are rising. A hearing is now set for early January. Doc.# 76 still sits with the incorrect licensing claims. The number of students on campus is rising. The ORS, now ORCC, has no clue pertaining to the housing of all students in the same dorms, whether they be DJJ, DCFS(*there appears to be a discrepency on the "freeze") or students generated by Educational Consultants.
In August of 2009, there were five schools advertised on the internet at 830 Hidden Lake Road, Dahlonega, Georgia. By September, the internet was cleansed of HLA, Mountain Brook, and Creeksside, leaving Ridge Creek School and Ridge Creek Wilderness. However, according to court papers, four exist, and so does HLA...lost?
The three schools ,on the same campus, that are listed as operational (generating income, sans HLA) in the "Disclosure Statement" are: 1.Ridge Creek, Inc. (Ridge Creek School, Ridge Creek Wilderness), 2. Mountain Brook, and 3.Creekside. Curiously, the Sec. of State (voluntary registration) has HLA, Mountain Brook and Ridge Creek, Inc. listed, no Creekside. According to the Lumpkin County Planning Commission where one registers businesses generating income, the Commission has record of HLA, INC., Hidden Lake Academy, Inc., and Ridge Creek, Inc.; Mountain Brook and Creekside are not listed. The Planning Commission stated that if the entities were part of Ridge Creek, Inc. or HLA, INC., or Hidden Lake Academy, Inc. the current business license would need to relflect Mountain Brook and Creekside under the incorporation. The Planning Commission states they have no record of Mountain Brook or Creekside operating, which is weird, since court papers reflect their existence and income, so does the DJJ, DCFSS. Which makes no sense. Surely the counties, both in-state and out-of-state, sending children, would check the validity of a business license to be operational.... The Planning Board must have been mistaken. It's never what it seems in this State. "Is there something wrong with the water?"
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After the 911 call the first week of December... back to court for bankruptcy...
This was filed 01-05-10 by HLA attorney for HLA, INC. the debtor.
STATEMENT REGARDING DISMISSAL OF CASE
COMES NOW HLA, Inc. (“Debtor”) and hereby files this Statement Regarding
Dismissal of Case (“Statement”). There are three (3) motions to dismiss that are scheduled for
hearing on January 6, 2010. Specifically, continued hearing on the motions to dismiss filed by
the Office of the United States Trustee and Georgia Department of Revenue and a hearing on
the motion to dismiss filed on behalf of Willie Lee Locust. Debtor does not oppose dismissal of
the bankruptcy case. Debtor filed a plan of reorganization and disclosure statement and will not
seek confirmation of the plan of reorganization or approval of the disclosure statement.
Submitted this 5th day of January, 2010.
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911 call? what happened? please tell......
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As reported in "The Dahlonega Nugget"(since retracted)the first week of December a 911 call went out stating that there was a riot at HLA(Ridge Creek School) According to a reporter at the paper, the story was retracted as they were told it was a mistake. The reporter stated (according to HLA), the dorms were emptied to prevent further problems. Apparently a female student was in the male dorm and wouldn't come out and the altercation also involved a couple of male students...
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was someone right..............or was someone right?
scroll down a few posts:
viewtopic.php?f=41&t=28778 (http://www.fornits.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=28778)
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HLA, INC. Bankruptcy was dismissed. Hidden Lake Academy, Inc. Bankruptcy is still alive.
An excerpt of the ORDER re: Hidden Lake Academy, Inc.
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED and NOTICE is given as follows:
1. The Final Disclosure Statement is hereby APPROVED.
2. All objections not reserved are hereby OVERRULED.
3. The Ballot attached hereto is hereby approved.
4. The deadline for filing written objections to the Second Amended Plan of
Reorganization for Hidden Lake Academy, Inc. (the “Plan”) shall be filed no later
than 5:00 p.m. on the 25th of March, 2010 with the Clerk, US Bankruptcy Court,
121 Spring St., SE, Room 120, Gainesville, Georgia 30501
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Ugh. How could it be dismissed so easily? Georgia is beyond corrupt.